Copy-holder for touch type-writing.



No. 794.099. 7 PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. G. B. HEANEY.

GOPY HOLDER FOR TOUGH TYPE WRITING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1904.

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Patented July 4;, 1905.

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GEORGE ltl. HEANEY, F PRUVTUENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

SPEGIJEIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,099, dated July4:, 1905.

Application llled July 21, 1904- Serial l lo. 217,593.

To all 7.0700777, it m/(ty concern:

lie it known that ii, GEORGE E. T'TlllANlilY, aresident of the city ofProvidence, in the county of Providence and. State of Rhode Island, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders for TouchType-\Vriting; and .l do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in co ')y-holders adapted to beused in connection with type-writers, and has for its object to providea stiff and rigid holder of simple and inexpensive construction which isuniversally adjustable and may be readily set and retained in anydcsircdl position with reference to the ty pe-writer and when not in usemay be folded into a compact form and closed out of the way in the deskwith the machine.

An essential feature of my device is the touch type writing attachment,for use in schools to facilitate the teaching of touch typewriting. Bythis attachment the scholar will learn much more readily this system oftypewriting, as the keys are entirely covered. the pupil therefore beingobliged to follow the chart or diagram retained on the holder. Thediagram or chart used for this purpose shows the arrangement of keys andindicates the par tieular linger to be used for each individual letter.

il l ith these and other objects in view the iiivention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspecti ve view showing mydevice attached to a type-writer and the upright position of theoperator using the same. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showingmy device with the type writer removed therefrom, partly in section,illustrating the construction. Fig. 3 is a pers iective view showing theadjustable slide connection to the back of the holder. Fig. l shows aperspective view of a portion of the holder in section, illustrating thegrooved slide on the back of said holder. Fig. 5 is a detail showing theback of the holder and the adjustable leaf-retainer.

Referring to the drawings, at 1 is the frame or base of the device onwhich the type-writer stands. This base is preferably made of castironand with a hollow center portion forming a rigid and solid base for theholder, which is supported therefrom. At 2 2 are lips on either side ofthis base, inside of which the legs of the type-writer sit to hold themin position. At the rear end of the base is the projection 35, that hasa hole in it at l, into which hole sits the upright tubular post 5. Thispost made slightly tapering at its lower end and lits tightly and lirmlyinto said hole i; and yet maybe readily removed therefrom. At 6 is an:uljustable tube which sits into said post 5 and is held at any desiredelevation by the set-screw 7 in said post. The horizontal arm 8 has oneend turned down at 9 into the end of said tube 6 and held to swingtherein with its lower end resting on the pin 10. The opposite end ofsaid arm is turned up at 11 and has a short sleeve 12 fixed thereto. At13 is a second horizontal arm turned down at 1 T into the upper end ofsaid sleeve 12 and held to swing therein. The opposite end of said arm13 is bent down on an angle at 15 and then up at 16. Unto this end 1.6is lined a short sleeve l7. At i8 is a 'pin extending down from theunder side of the tilshape binding-holder 1%) into said sleeve and isheld to turn therein. Extending outward from. the back side of theadjustable slideplate 21 the car 20, which is bound in any desiredposition. in the holder 19 by the screw 22. W hen this slide-plate is inplace, each of its edges 23 23 extend under the lips E L 524.- of thegrooved member 26 on the back of the co )yholder and is held in anydesired po sition in said grooved member by the tension ol thebow-springili'. The copy-holder itself is preferably a thin sheet metalplate 25, rouruled or bent back at its upper edge 28 to allow for theturning back of the leaves of the copy-book 29. (See il ig. 1.) At 30 isa binding spring-arm for holding the co py-book in place. This arm isfixed at one end to the holder25 and has several turns in it at 31,giving it a spring tension against the plate. The opposite end of saidarm is free and extends out beyond the edge of the plate a shortdistance and is slightly turned up to facilitate the passing of the copybeneath it. At 32 is an adjustable leaf-retainer made in a U shape,laidon its side and pivotally held by its lower leg in ears 33 33. Thisretainer has a coil-spring 34 attached to the pivoted leg and by whichit receives a tension to hold it in any desired position. (See Fig. 5.)It may be turned up and held in the notch 3st or turned back to bind andhold the leaves of the copybook firmly. The lower edge of this plate 25is turned up at 35 to better support the bottom edge of the copy-book,(see Fig. 1,) and also to receive the edge of the touch type-writingattachment 36, which hooks over said edge 35 and is supported therefrom.This attachment is also made, preferably, of sheet metal and has itslower edge turned up at 39 and its side edges turned over at 37 toreceive the touch typewriting chart which is held therein. Anotherfeature of this attachment is that, while it is arranged to cover thekeys of the machine, yet the carriage and the writing may be seenthrough the aperture 38, which is made through the upper portion of thisattachment for this purpose.

This device is of an exceedingly simple and practical construction, isuniversally adjustable, is rigidly held without vibration, and may bemanufactured and placed upon the market at a price to make ituniversally adopted.

The touch type-writing attachment is especially adapted for use as aself-teacher of touch type-writing in school work; but the deviceWithout this attachment may be used as a holder in connection with anytype-writer for ofiice work. IVith this device the operator may situpright, as the holder is adjustable and the copy may be set at exactlythe right elevation to suit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a copy-holder, a universally-adjustable copy-holding plate, meansby which said plate may be adjusted, a spring-arm on said plate free atone end for engaging and holding the front leaves of the copy-book, anda pivotally-hung arm having the axis of its motion in a plane parallelwith the plate, to turn down over the back of the plate, one end of saidarm also being free to engage and hold the leaves of the copy-book back.

2. In a copy-holder an upright post, a vertically-adjustable member heldon said post, a jointed horizontal arm pivotally held to said adjustablemember to swing laterally, a copybook-holding plate pivotally held inthe outer end of said arm to swing laterally, a slide on the back ofsaid plate by which said plate may be adjusted vertically, andadjustable means for holding back the leaves of the copy-book.

' 3. In a copy-holder an upright post, a verti Cally-adjustable membersupported from said post, a jointed horizontal arm pivotally held tosaid adjustable member to swing laterally, a copy-book-holding platepivotally held in the outer end of said arm to swing laterally, and aslide on the back of said plate, a spring on said slide by which saidplate may be adjusted vertically and held by the pressure of saidspring.

4. In a copy-holder, a tubular upright post, a vertically-adjustablemember set in said post, means for securing said latter member in saidpost, a jointed horizontal arm pivotally held in said adjustable member,and a copy-bookholding plate adjustably held on the outer end of saidhorizontal arm.

5. In a copy-holder, a baseplate, atubular post set in said plate, avertically-adjustable member set in said post, means for securing saidlatter member in said post, a jointed horizontal arm, a h0lder-platesupported from said arm, a slide on the back of said holder-plate, aspring on said slide and means whereby said plate may be adjustedvertically and held in any desired position by the pressure of saidspring.

6. In a copy-holder an upright post, a vertically-adjustable member heldon said post, a

jointed horizontal arm pivotally held to said adjustable member to swinglaterally, a copybook-holding plate pivotally held in the outer end ofsaid arm to swing laterally, a slide on the back of said plate by whichsaid plate may be adjusted vertically, a spring-arm on said plate freeat one end for engaging and holding the copy, and a pivotally-hungspringtensioned arm also free at one end for engaging and holding theleaves of the copy-book back.

7 In a copy-holder, a base-plate, a tubular post set in said plate, avertically-adjustable member set in said post, means for securing saidlatter member in said post, a jointed horizontal arm pivotally held insaid adjustable member, a plate for holding the copy-book adjustablyheld on the outer end of said horizontal arm, a pivotally-heldspring-actuated arm for holding the leaves back and means on the back ofthe holder-plate by which it may be vertically adjusted.

8. In a copy-holder, a base-plate, a tubular post set in said plate, avertically-adjustable member set in said post, means for securing saidlatter member in said post, a jointed horizontal arm pivotally held insaid adjustable member, a holder-plate, means for adjustably IIS "mtoeesupportlngsaicl plate on the outer encl of said horizontal arm, apivotally-held spring-ten- SlO'l'lGLl arm, located on the back of theholderplate to hold the leaves of the copy-book back,

' and 2t spring-arm on said plate free at one end for engaging andlxoltling the front pages of the copy-book.

In testimony whereof I have hel eunte set myhand this 20th day of July,A. D. 1904;.

GEORGE l5. HEANEIL'.

In presence 0f- HOWARD E. HARLOW, E. l. @GDEN,

